Whether or not we should go to war with the British
the articles of confederation should remain intact!
George Washington
Blacks should be given the right to vote.
George Washington George Washington
D. whether the federal government should have the power to regulate slavery.
Many of the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention argued for a stronger national government, as one of the weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that it created a weak national government. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787.
No because he supported a strong national government
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 accomplished a great deal during the first days of the event. First of all, George Washington was unanimously voted in as the first President of the United States. Next they developed a framework for the separation of government powers that resulted in the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
1. People are free to make their own government. 2. No one should be able to ignore the law. 3. The government has limits.
1. People are free to make their own government. 2. No one should be able to ignore the law. 3. The government has limits.
Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, New Jersey, and Georgia all sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Rhode Island objected to any amendment of the Articles of Confederation and believed that the government should stay out of rights and powers belonging to the states, so Rhode Island did not send any delegates to the Convention.